Ohio State Drops Rule On Speaker Screening

Ohio State University has rescinded a three-month old rule requiring the screening of all campus speakers. The Board of Trustees' "further interpretation" which states that professors should be responsible for speakers, was ratified this week by the Faculty Council.

The "further interpretation" provides for a nine-member committee to assist. President Howard L. Bevis in formulating a speaker policy.

The original ruling was the result of criticism of the appearance of Dr. Harold O. Rugg, professor emeritus of Columbia University's Teachers College, early this fall. From then on the names of all speakers invited to appear had to be submitted to Dr. Bevis' office.